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Dean & Me (A Love Story) - Jerry Lewis
By: Chip Date: July 6, 2011, 6:41 pm
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[CENTER]Dean & Me (A Love Story) 2005
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Reading Dean & Me was a real pleasure. You don't have to even be
a fan of Martin and Lewis to enjoy the ride here. But if you are
a fan, then this is definitely a must-read for you. By the title
of the book alone, it's clear that it centers on the
relationship of both Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, both
professionally as well as personally.
I knew beforehand how much Jerry worshiped Dean. I just didn't
know to what extent. You really do get that Jerry loved Dean as
both a partner as well as his "older brother". The respect that
he had for him comes through big time and you really do feel for
Jerry when the team broke up 10 years after rocking the world
with their routines. It was more than just making movies, doing
stand-up and singing songs. Jerry really did lose a brother when
they went their separate ways and I totally understand why he
slipped into serious depression afterwards.
This book is a treasure trove of a lot of intimate private
moments that you have never heard of before, unless of course
you happen to know Jerry personally. I think out of all the
stuff I read, the one that I really felt lucky enough to hear
about was when Jerry ran into Dean long after their break-up at
their favorite restaurant, and Dean was in a booth eating by
himself and they were able to mend fences and reconnect as
before as best as they could. Man, how I wish I could have been
a fly on the wall for that.
Overall this is a very well written, heartwarming story of how a
chance encounter between the two ended up changing not only
their lives, but the lives of everyone on the planet. I highly
recommend this to everyone. And do yourself a favor, when you're
reading the book, watch as many Martin and Lewis clips on
YouTube as you can. It really makes you appreciate the book all
the more.
FYI, I may have not lived through their era, but I know from my
own personal experience of comedy, they are without a doubt the
best comedy team of all time. So damn funny it hurts.
Rating: 5 Stars out of 5
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Re: Dean & Me (A Love Story) - Jerry Lewis
By: ChipRawks Date: August 15, 2011, 8:39 am
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Re: Dean & Me (A Love Story) - Jerry Lewis
By: ChipRawks Date: August 15, 2011, 8:46 am
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Added Poll
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Re: Dean & Me (A Love Story) - Jerry Lewis
By: Mac Date: August 15, 2011, 11:48 am
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Man, I keep forgetting about this book. Lewis and Martin were
huge for me. Your little snippet provides me drive even more to
pick this up. One of my favorite comedy teams too.
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Re: Dean & Me (A Love Story) - Jerry Lewis
By: ChipRawks Date: August 15, 2011, 11:50 am
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Man, I keep forgetting about this book. Lewis and Martin were
huge for me. Your little snippet provides me drive even more to
pick this up. One of my favorite comedy teams too.
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If you're a fan of Martin and Lewis, this book is an absolute
must. It's a fast, entertaining and very informative read. I
will definitely be rereading this one again.
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Re: Dean & Me (A Love Story) - Jerry Lewis
By: Mac Date: August 15, 2011, 2:49 pm
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Can I ask if you did not live through the era or around the era,
how have you come to enjoy their stuff? Through family members?
Classic movie channels? Or are you just that much of a movie or
comedy buff to seek it out?
Even for me I did not live through the era, but the years I grew
up, their movies were on constantly on the weekends.
I don’t see any of their stuff today (or for that matter many,
many years) except maybe the occasional Jerry Lewis flick.
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Re: Dean & Me (A Love Story) - Jerry Lewis
By: ChipRawks Date: August 15, 2011, 2:55 pm
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[quote author=Mac link=topic=51.msg739#msg739 date=1313437785]
Can I ask if you did not live through the era or around the era,
how have you come to enjoy their stuff? Through family members?
Classic movie channels? Or are you just that much of a movie or
comedy buff to seek it out?
Even for me I did not live through the era, but the years I grew
up, their movies were on constantly on the weekends.
I don’t see any of their stuff today (or for that matter many,
many years) except maybe the occasional Jerry Lewis flick.
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My Mom grew up during the Golden Age of comedy with the likes of
Martin and Lewis, Lucille Ball, etc....Through her she turned me
onto these cats and many more. And because I'm such a fan of all
styles of comedy, be it the Golden Age all the way to present
day, I have made it a habit to seek out lesser known acts as
well as acts that I've heard about over the years but have been
lazy to hunt down. If I hear about it, I will do research on
them.
There is just something to be said about comedy from that era
that didn't have to rely on dick and fart jokes to get a laugh.
Don't get me wrong, I enjoy that as well. But if you really
break it down, it's much harder to do what Martin and Lewis did
compared to todays comics of going for the easy laugh.
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Re: Dean & Me (A Love Story) - Jerry Lewis
By: Mac Date: August 15, 2011, 3:29 pm
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Very cool. I think we've just opened up a whole new spectrum of
idea’s. Your Mom did you good.
Let me suggest Steve Martin's biography. I thought that was
rather good and he writes in a way to tell his story and keep it
lively. Sometimes funny, a little sad, but I learned a great
deal about the man and why he is who he is. Martin has been hit
and misses with me. Sometimes he’s genius; many times I just
thought he was retarded… Wild & Crazy Guy era for one. But he
struck a chord with a generation and has brilliantly done well
for himself.
I too enjoy comedy at all levels. All levels. It is interesting
you don’t really see comedy duo’s much anymore, unless you
loosely consider some recent comedians like Ferrell & Reilly,
Belushi and Ackroyd, etc. as duo’s… though I did watch Flight of
the Conchords the other night, and they had some good moments.
(There are many, many comedy troupes. Kids in the Hall,
Strangers with Candy, 2nd City, SNL, etc).
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Re: Dean & Me (A Love Story) - Jerry Lewis
By: ChipRawks Date: August 15, 2011, 3:43 pm
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Thanks for the heads up on Steve Martin's book. I have been
meaning to put it into the queue but kept forgetting. Adding it
now. :) Might be awhile before I get to it. I have a huge list
of books-to-read that is constantly getting longer each day.
That's what she said.
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Re: Dean & Me (A Love Story) - Jerry Lewis
By: Mac Date: August 15, 2011, 3:49 pm
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D'oh!!!
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